Sporadic Press
Journal of The San Diego Mycological Society
January 2009 Vol. 13 # 5
Meeting February 2nd
The February 2nd meeting will feature a presentation from Daniel Winkler on the
mushrooms of Tibet.
Daniel will share many images and anecdotes from his over 20 journeys to Tibet
including highlights from his recent “MushRoaming” tours to Tibet.
He also will seize the opportunity to talk about Tibet's rich ancient Buddhist
culture and its people struggle to find their place in a radically transformed
modern world.
For a more extensive preview, see
http://www.danielwinkler.com/lecture_summary96.htm.
Daniel grew up in Munich, Bavaria, and started hunting mushrooms as soon as he
was able to keep up with his family in the forests. He studied geography, botany
and ecology in order to work on environmental issues in the Himalayas and Tibet,
where he has been researching and consulting for twenty years. As part of his
research Daniel has been focusing on medicinal and edible mushrooms in Tibet
for many years. Years ago Daniel moved to Seattle and joined the Puget Sound
Mycological Society, which enticed him to take his love for mushrooms to a
whole new level. Being an expert on wild edible mushrooms on three continents
and an organizer of mushroom tours [www.MushRoaming.com], Daniel keeps venturing
out into new and old habitats and cultures to feed his curiosity and his family,
along the way capturing images and gathering stories to share..
Check out his web site at http://www.mushroaming.com/.
Pre-meeting Dinner
We will observe our usual custom of treating the speaker to dinner.
Meet at 5:00
at St. Tropez Bakery & Bistro
It is French and inexpensive, and is on 5th just north of Robinson in Hillcrest.
Foray February 1st
We will take Daniel on a foray on Sunday, February 1 at 10 am at Will Wilson's.
Will's trailer and barn are located almost exactly 1/2 mile west of the San Luis
Rey picnic ground on Hwy 76. The red barn is an easy landmark, sitting near
the river on the south side of the road. Will's trailer is exactly opposite the
barn on the north side of the road, with a white mailbox that says 'Lighthouse Farm'.
You can park along the driveway that goes up to the trailer. Meet there at 10:00 am.
Allow about 2 hours from San Diego.
SDMS Mushroom Fair
Our Mushroom Fair date is February 22, 2009.
Mushroom Views
Dancing Mushrooms from Fantasia
(Found on http://www.brmushrooms.com/)
Mushrooms in the News
Recent news items:
David Arora at home
Markets Bustling As Truffle Season Begins In France
In many fungi, reproductive spores are remarkably aerodynamic
A different kind of Fungi Fest
What's Cooking?
Fungi as Food
Oysters with Chestnut Purée and Pickled Chanterelles
Two sources for a "Recipe of the Month".
BAMS, and
MAMS
Fungi of the Month
Now there are two "Fungus of the Month" sites:
Tom Volk's long-running series at :
http://tomvolkfungi.net/.
And a new one at:
http://www.bayareamushrooms.org/mushroommonth/index.html.
SDMS Information
The Sporadic Press is published monthly during the mushroom season, from September to May, by the San Diego Mycological Society. Starting with this issue, it will be a web-only publication. Paper copies will be available by special arrangement for the web-impaired. Talk to the editor if you really need a paper copy.
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If your email address changes, you need to change it on the SDMYCO list.
Go to: http://lists.igc.org/mailman/listinfo/sdmyco
Scroll down to "Unsubscribe or Edit Options"
Fill in the email address you are subscribed as.
Click on "Unsubscribe or Edit Options"
There you can change your email address or change your options.
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Please try to update your own information. If you are not able to do it,
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and club news. I have to restrict it because members complain if they get too
much email from it.
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There you can chat with other club members, and post photographs, web links, and
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